Chef of Russian embassy in the U.S. wins Embassy Chef Challenge

May 19 2014

ITAR-TASS

A Russian delicacy dating back to the time of Catherine the Great – salmon ice cream with black caviar sauce served with vodka – won the people's choice award of Embassy Chef Challenge, a culinary competition among ambassadorial chefs, in Washington, DC on Thursday night.

A Russian delicacy dating back to the time of Catherine the Great –
salmon ice cream with black caviar sauce – won the
people's choice award of Embassy Chef Challenge, a culinary competition
among ambassadorial chefs, in Washington, DC on Thursday night.

The dish was
prepared by Roman Schadrin, Chef of the Russian Ambassador to the U.S.,
who made his debut in the competition last year.

After the awards ceremony, Schadrin told ITAR-TASS that he had found the
recipe for this unusual “ice cream” in an old book. The decision to
prepare this dish for the contest was made after it was approved by
Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.

When asked how much, at least approximately,
such a dish would cost in a restaurant, Schadrin confidently replied
that it would be about one and a half thousand rubles ($43) at Moscow
prices.

The competition
main award, assigned by a professional jury consisting of chefs from
local restaurants and food critics from specialized publications, went
to the chef of the Thai embassy, who treated guests and colleagues to a
salmon salad.

The evening,
which took place at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade
Center, aimed at raising funds for non-profit organization Cultural
Tourism DC.